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Pastor shoots employee in gunfight at Kissimmee church
Orlando Sentinel ^ | December 30, 2014 | Henry Pierson Curtis

Posted on 12/31/2014 6:27:24 AM PST by PJ-Comix

The pastor of a Kissimmee church shot and critically wounded an employee Tuesday morning in a shootout after he notified the man he was being fired, according to the Osceola County Sheriff's Office.

The shooting shortly after 8 a.m. was witnessed by other church workers at Living Water Fellowship on Pleasant Hill Road, said sheriff's spokeswoman Twis Lizasuain.

Benjamin Parangan Jr., a member of the maintenance crew for at least eight years, allegedly opened fire when he was told he no longer had a job, Lizasuain said.

(Excerpt) Read more at orlandosentinel.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: banglist; churchshooting; guns; pastor; shooting
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A pistol packin' pastor.
1 posted on 12/31/2014 6:27:24 AM PST by PJ-Comix
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To: Charles Henrickson

You packin’ heat?


2 posted on 12/31/2014 6:28:36 AM PST by PJ-Comix (Coakley/Gruber 2016!!!)
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Vaya con Dios


3 posted on 12/31/2014 6:31:24 AM PST by cripplecreek (You can't half ass conservatism.)
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"The pastor of a Kissimmee church shot and critically wounded an employee ..."

"Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition!"

4 posted on 12/31/2014 6:31:56 AM PST by offwhite
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Aim small, miss small. :)


5 posted on 12/31/2014 6:33:08 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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That’s why it’s almost always a good idea to bring in security guards in such a situation.


6 posted on 12/31/2014 6:34:28 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.)
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You packin’ heat?

Only "the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God" (Ephesians 6:17). "For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds" (2 Corinthians 10:4).

7 posted on 12/31/2014 6:35:04 AM PST by Charles Henrickson (Lutheran pastor, LCMS)
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This is a sad situation, but may give an indication of why the employee was being terminated.


8 posted on 12/31/2014 6:36:05 AM PST by House Atreides
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To: PJ-Comix

9 posted on 12/31/2014 6:37:08 AM PST by Fightin Whitey
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This is what they mean when they speak of “the church militant”


10 posted on 12/31/2014 6:37:32 AM PST by Jimmy Valentine (DemocRATS - when they speak, they lie; when they are silent, they are stealing the American Dream)
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So did the preacher fire first, or did he return fire?

Sounds to me like he was defending himself.


11 posted on 12/31/2014 6:37:34 AM PST by Old Sarge (Its the Sixties all over again, but with crappy music...)
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To: Charles Henrickson

So you’re packin’ Peacemakers ‘73?


12 posted on 12/31/2014 6:39:52 AM PST by PJ-Comix (Coakley/Gruber 2016!!!)
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Now THAT’S an HR department!


13 posted on 12/31/2014 6:40:02 AM PST by Mason
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To: offwhite

Works for me. ;-)


14 posted on 12/31/2014 6:42:53 AM PST by stansblugrassgrl (PRAISE THE LORD AND PASS THE AMMUNITION!!! YEEEEEHAW!)
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***”Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition!” ***

I was just listening to that WWII song on CD last night! It would not go over today! Not PC!


15 posted on 12/31/2014 6:45:50 AM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar (SOUL BROTHER! This house is not armed! (Signs people thought would protect them in the 1960s))
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Psst! Study the Bible of Self Defense by the Right Reverend Fairbairn.
16 posted on 12/31/2014 6:46:30 AM PST by PJ-Comix (Coakley/Gruber 2016!!!)
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Don’t forget “if you have a purse, take it, and also a bag; and if you don’t have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one.” Just as we’re expected to provide for our own _physical_ food, shelter, etc we’re also expected to provide for our own _physical_ defensive tools.


17 posted on 12/31/2014 6:49:30 AM PST by ctdonath2 (Si vis pacem, para bellum.)
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Well that’s a first. Never heard of that happening


18 posted on 12/31/2014 6:55:31 AM PST by realcleanguy
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I can remember my dad firing an employee after he found out the guy was running around bragging he was going to rape my cousin. Daddy called him in his office, opened up the drawer, pulled out his revolver and put it on the desk. Told the guy he better never see his @ss around town again. Never saw him again. The end.


19 posted on 12/31/2014 7:01:39 AM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear (The White House is now known as "Casa Blanca".)
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So, who is going to clean up that mess??


20 posted on 12/31/2014 7:04:21 AM PST by Donkey Odious ( Adapt, improvise, and overcome - now a motto for us all.)
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